Combined Masters and Teacher Certification Programs at the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education (GSE)

Bryn Mawr and Haverford students interested in obtaining both the M.S.Ed. degree as well as faculty approval for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania teaching certificate may choose to submatriculate as undergraduates into the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education’s 10-month, urban-focused Master’s Program in Elementary or Secondary Education. Students usually submatriculate at the beginning of their junior year.

Year at a Glance

Semester II (2014-15)

January 14
Classes begin at the University of Pennsylvania (Monday classes)

January 16
Dorms reopen at noon

January 19
Martin Luther King Day: no classes at Bryn Mawr or Haverford;
Classes begin at Swarthmore

January 20
Classes begin at Bryn Mawr and Haverford

January 27-28
Confirmation of Registration (all class years)

February 6
Last day to declare Cr/NC option for first quarter courses (5 p.m.);
Last day to drop a fifth course at Bryn Mawr and Haverford;
Application deadline for study abroad ~~
Fall ’15, Spring ’16 & Full year ’15-‘16

February 18
Hell Week

February 27
Last day to declare cr/NC option for full semester courses (5 p.m.)

March 6
Spring break begins after last class;
First quarter (including PE) courses end